Galaxy Wars : Space Launcher

[Galaxy Wars : Space Launcher]

[Galaxy Wars : Space Launcher]

Cartridge labels arrived today. GWSL will be released as soon as box and instructions are printed.

[Vector Clock]

Manuals and box should be printed very soon, so not long now. I received the labels today.

[Vector Clock]

Version 1.02 update can now be downloaded from my website. The new version minimises timing drift, and allows adjustment of speed by holding down button 3 and pressing left or right on joystick. Button 4 toggles minutes/seconds dots on/off.

 

http://binarystarsoftware.com/bin/VectorClockv102.BIN

[Vector Clock]

Just for fun.

 

 

Free download :

 

http://www.binarystarsoftware.com/?p=300

[NOX / Death Chase]

It supports the Atari driving controller.

 

Should be finally released soon, just getting packaging printed atm. Added a small hidden game too :

 

[Light Gun]

Updated the Super Simon ROM to v1.01, which removes the wait until the last note faded before allowing input of the next, speeding up the rate of play.

[Light Gun]

 

Super Simon. Free ROM Download for lightgun/lightpen owners :

 

http://www.binarystarsoftware.com/?p=295

 

[Light Gun]

Yeah, no problem. I just remapped the pins using this info :

www.gamesx.com/controldata/vectrex.htm

and

segaretro.org/Light_Phaser#Pinout

SMS Pin 7 (Light sensor) to Vectrex Pin 4 (Button 4)
SMS Pin 6 (Trigger) to Vectrex Pin 3 (Button 3)
SMS Pin 5 (VCC) to Vectrex Pin 7 (VCC)
SMS Pin 8 (GND) to Vectrex Pin 8 (GND)

I'm developing games using this pinout. Of course this still requires you to press buttons on the controller in port 1 for the original Vectrex lightpen releases but it'd be simple to make an adapter with 2 db9 plugs for use with those games. I chose pin 3 for trigger so we could make an adapter with passthrough for Atarivox (which uses pins 1 and 2 to communicate) or Atari driving controller.

 

I'll be selling a lightgun game pack and lightgun adapter cables soon. Keep an eye on my website.

 

Here's a short preview of another lightgun compatible game I'm working on.

[Whack-a-mole]

Now supports light-gun (with adapter)

 

[Light Gun]

Added lightgun support to Whack-a-mole

 

[Light Gun]

no, you can easily target from a metre or more away.

[Light Gun]

I built a Sega Light Phaser to Vectrex adapter today. Here's a quick (and low quality) video of me using it with Animaction.

[Whack-a-mole]

Added lightpen support.

 

[Whack-a-mole]

Just a bit of fun with Vecvox/Atarivox+

 

[Galaxy Wars : Space Launcher]

Hidden 2 player game.

[Galaxy Wars : Space Launcher]

Ooops last one had audio muted.

[Galaxy Wars : Space Launcher]

[Galaxy Wars : Space Launcher]

Mode A

 

[Galaxy Wars : Space Launcher]

A short video of my latest game : "Galaxy Wars : Space Launcher". The video shows Mode B - "Galaxy Wars".

The game contains 3 modes of play, Modes B and C are versions of the arcade games "Galaxy Wars" and "Space Launcher" by Universal/Taito and Nintendo respectively. Mode A is "Galaxy Wars : Space Launcher", which alternates levels from both games.

[Mr. Boston?]

Read the description...

High BUY IT NOW FOR ATTENTION GRAB ONLY (PIE 3.14...). $3950 buys it.

[Why didn't later Vectrex units have the bug in the built-in game fixed!?]

Isn't it fixed in the later units? The Minestorm 2 cart was sent to people who complained about the bug, it wasn't commercially available (which is why copies are worth $$$ nowadays).

[Vectrex Homebrew Roms]

Yeah, 50Tbrd, you could get a free version if you emailed the author before Star Sling was released, I got the ROM back then.

[Vectrex Beats]

A rather dodgy performance by me with AmenLive

 

[Vectrex Beats]

Some more sampled audio you might recognise...

get into vectrex.BIN